F-35C Mishap On USS Carl Vinson Caused By Pilot Error After 'Sierra Hotel Break'
The F-35C crash investigation found that the pilot did not activate two landing assist tools after the Sierra Hotel Break.
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The F-35C crash investigation found that the pilot did not activate two landing assist tools after the Sierra Hotel Break.
A catastrophic fighter jet crash aboard a U.S. aircraft carrier was caused when the bungling pilot attempted a 'show of force' maneuver which went disastrously wrong, a Navy investigation has found.
The crash injured the pilot, as well as five sailors on the carrier's flight deck.
A U.S. Navy investigation is placing blame on an error by a pilot for the January 2022 crash of an F-35C Lightning II jet into the deck of the USS Carl Vinson.
A 2022 ramp strike aboard the carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) that injured six sailors and resulted in the loss of an F-35C Lighting II Joint Strike Fighter was due to a mistake by the fighter pilot during landing, an investigation into the Jan. 24, 2022 incident determined. The junior officer had performed a specialized […]